53. So am I and here is a perfect example of the dynamic at work.

The other day I was listening to Chris Hayes filling in for Rachel Maddow. He started out talking about how the Right Wing is attacking Obama with their talking points about how Obama hates business. That he is the most anti-business administration, etc.

Hayes then goes on to show precisely how wrong this is, about how corporate profits are higher as a percentage and in real numbers than they have been since 1966 or something... and he is gushing about it, boasting about it. He goes on and on about how Obama has OUT-REPUBLICANED republicans in his policies. The same thing is true about how he has shrunk government, fought terrorism and on and on.

Is it not yet clear that this is a case of "Don't throw me in the briar patch!"? That the Democrats have been deftly maneuvered into accepting Right wing policies? Just listen to Rachel talk about Cap and Trade or other former Republican policies that Obama has adopted and then, as thanks, been vilified by the Right anyway and called a socialist?

The Right moves right, the Left moves right. Then the Right accuses the left of being too far left and so the Left moves even FURTHER to the right to try to shake off that criticism. Is this intentional or just dumb?

Should I start a new OP on this? It drives me out of my mind with frustration...